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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Peaks rises to 3,194 m in California. Mount Sheldon stands 3,858 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball Dome, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Twin Peaks is a double summit, in Sequoia National Park, California, United States. The highest has an elevation of 10,463 feet (3,189 m).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q28129853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3194 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66441, -118.71033

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 24
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 3.1 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 8.2 mi
  • Old Ranger Station: 9.6 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 6
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 22.0 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SheldonE 79°3,857.7 m11.6 mi
Triple Divide PeakESE 116°3,839 m11.1 mi
Glacier RidgeESE 111°3,767 m9.0 mi
Lion RockESE 121°3,767 m10.9 mi
Copper Mine PeakESE 118°3,762.76 m9.9 mi
Mount StewartSE 127°3,708 m10.8 mi
Eagle Scout PeakSE 135°3,658 m11.6 mi
Horn PeakESE 121°3,584 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660054 — Twin Peaks, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807624

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